First public release
BambooRaft is a Swift-native macOS dictation app. Hold a key, speak, and watch the text land at your cursor — in any app.
Features
Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation
Hold a key, speak, and your words appear at the cursor in whatever app you're already in. On-device transcription via WhisperKit, or stream to the cloud with Deepgram or Whisper.
Floating bamboo dictation panel
A spotlight-bar-sized HUD floats up while you talk, with a voice-reactive raft and wave that respond to your speech in real time.
Cross-device sync
Notes and transcriptions follow you across every Mac you sign into via end-to-end Supabase sync.
Guided first-run setup
Onboarding walks through permissions, hotkey, speech engine, and a quick test drive — so your first real dictation just works.
Settings: theme, locale, and hotkey
Customize the look, language, and hotkey assignment to match your workflow.
Automatic updates
BambooRaft keeps itself current in the background — new versions arrive without you having to think about it.